The Bible and the dignity of human sexuality : compromised sexual selves and violated orientations
Date
2007
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Stellenbosch University, Faculty of Theology
Abstract
The new South Africa is still haunted by its past, which was informed not only by
racism, exploitation and political disenfranchisement, but also by legally regulated
heteronormativity which led to - amongst others - the exclusion and demonisation
of the homosexual other. Human dignity, it is argued, cannot be restored in
piecemeal way but only when - amidst gender concerns - human sexuality is
addressed. This paper revolves around two important considerations, namely the
importance of biblical hermeneutics amidst interpretative ambiguity and, in
particular, the need for an alternative vocabulary with which to address human
sexuality in SA today, for which Queer theory proves helpful.
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CITATION: Punt, J. 2007. The Bible and the dignity of human sexuality : compromised sexual selves and violated orientations. Scriptura, 95(0):241-252, doi:10.7833/95-0-1399.
The original publication is available at http://scriptura.journals.ac.za
The original publication is available at http://scriptura.journals.ac.za
Keywords
Human dignity, Dignity, Human body, Sex
Citation
Punt, J. 2007. The Bible and the dignity of human sexuality : compromised sexual selves and violated orientations. Scriptura, 95(0):241-252, doi:10.7833/95-0-1399